The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-08-13
SOUTHERN GL.EANINGs.

Rev. II. F. Decharry, Vicar General Of
the diocese Of Natchitoches, La, died few
days since.
The Tennessee State fair will be held at
Nashville, commencing September 26 and
continuing to October 1.
The Kentucky knights of Labor polled
big vote.
A great deal of stock in new furnace al
Gadsden, Ala, was subscribed by the la.
dies of that enterprising little city.
Rev. Josiah Fort, of Fort Station, Tenn,
died few days ago. He was one of the
leading Baptist ministers in that section.
The board of trustees of the Alabama
University for Colored People unanimous
ly voted to locate the institution at Mont
gomery.
Kentucky holds her State fair at Licking
ton from August 80 to September 8.
The Sheffield 81 Birmingham (Ala) rail-
road is pronounced by competent judges to
be the finest one in The South. The bridge
work and ballast are said to be unexceed.
One remarkable success Of the prohibition
movement in Georgia is aScrbed by the
Augusta Chronic lie to the fact that it is
purely moral and economic and has no
political significance.
Sol Snowdon, Moses Watkins and Alice
Cross, residing near Haydensville, KY,
were working in tobacco field few DAYS
ago when a storm came up. They took
shelter under a tree, and had been there
but few minutes when a bolt of light
ming flashed down, shattering the tree and
killing all three instantly.
The Georgia State fair, at Macon, begins
October "a and closes November 2.
Eweu Horner, o farmer living near
Whitesburg, Tenn, committed suicide
few days ago. He had labored under
slight alteration of mind for some time,
and being missed by the family, search
was instituted and his body found hanging
10 beam in the barn. Horner was sixty
years old, and leaves family.
A number of prominent politicians are
under indictment at Memphis.
New Orleans is making vigorous effort
to secure the meeting Of the National Ed.
itorial Association in 1888.
Thirty-ive business firms were burned
out at Tampa, Fla, few days ago. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $1,000.
Colonel Edward Robertson, Congress.
man-elect from Louisiana, died few days
since at Baton Rouge.
! Conductor Crawford, of the Louisville &
Nashville railroad, was killed at Cave City,
Tenn, a few days ago. While he was
leaning out Of a car door, his head struck
an obstruction and was fearfully crushed
Joseph II. Rainey, the well-known col
ored Congressman Of South Carolina,
died at his residence in Georgetown, a few
days since, of congestive fever, after an
illness Of five days. He leaves a widow
and four children.
While taking supper in restaurant al
Georgetown, KY, a few nights ago, Tict
Hall was suddenly approached by Eugene
Fitzgerald, who shot him'five times, killing
him. No cause is assigned for the killing
Both are prominently connected. Fitz
gerald was sent to jail.
Veechel Fleener and Black Kendall, I
preachers son, had fight at Fleenerville
KY, few days since. Fleener knocked
Kendall down, and the latter pulled out hi
pistol and fired at Fleener twice. Boil
shots missed their mark and took effect il
the abdomen and side of Blewett Fleener
killing him almost instantly. He thel
fired another shot, which struck Georg
Barton, producing a flesh wound. Kenda
is in Jail.
While Alexander Caruthers and JOSEPH
Scruggs, both colored, were engaged in q
scuff1e at Nashville, Tenn, a few nights
ago, Caruthers drew his pistol, which
was struck by Scruggs and discharged
The bullet entered Scrugg's throat, pro
duclng fatal wound. Caruthers was ar
rested and lodged in Jail
Jim Beard and Hugh Greenwood, tw
prominent citizens, of Guntersville, Ala
quarreled a few nights ago, and Bear,
tried to shoot Greenwood with a CUR
Greenwood snatched the weapon fror
Beard and shot him in the face and h
died in little while. Beard was count
treasurer.
An accident occurred a few days az
about mile west of Greenwood, Va, o
the Newport News & Mississippi Vale
railroad, by which coach and two sleer
ers of the Louisville express, going east
were thrown from the track. B. w. Pet
way, baggagemaster, Of Richmond, wa
killed and a dozen passengers injured.
The first meeting of the inter-Stat
Farmers Encampment of the States {
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Tennessee, was held at Spartanburg, s. c
last week, under favorable circumstance
Addresses were made by prominent grang
| men of Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Ca
DINA, Tennessee, and South Carolin,
Thursday was Governors day.
Intelligence comes from Mancheste
Clay County, KY, that fierce fight o.
> Cured at the polls during the voting {
, the recent election. The fight was pa
ticipated in by score or more of men, a
: having revolvers and bowie knives. 81
4 men were killed outright, and numb,
, badly wounded.
A terrible domestic tragedy occurred
, few days ago at Bay st. Louis, Mis-
: John Dadner, in a fit OF jealousy, beat h
5 wife almost to death with heavy sticl
When his wife, covered with blood, wbiC
D flowed from dozen severe cuts on Il
t head and neck, had fallen apparently lif
9 less at his feet, he picked up pair of sci
, sors and drove one of the blades throug